
Transform your data into strategic assets by applying ai-driven business intelligence and data development practices, including generating complex sql queries, defining requirements, and building testable data solutions.
Leverage AI in the business intelligence lifecycle to shape requirements, define data points, and build warehousing, visualization, and workflows with SQL Server, Visual Studio Code, Copilot, Power BI, and Mermaid.
Bridge data and business with AI for data development, prompt engineering, Copilot and Gemini code assist, and use cases for SQL and data warehouses to deliver insights.
Define the business problem and requirements analysis, determine core measurements and data points, build data warehouses and visualizations, and apply generative ai for faster coding, synthetic data, and documentation.
Explore essential tooling for data and analytics, including SQL Server, Visual Studio Code, Gemini, Copilot, Mermaid, Power BI, GitHub, and AI-assisted coding to build data warehouses and visualizations.
Explore prompt engineering foundations, using natural language to design prompts for AI tools like code assistants and SQL developers, with personas, goals, context, few-shot and zero-shot ideas, and output formats.
Sign up for GitHub, install and activate Copilot in Visual Studio Code, upgrade to Pro, and test code completions and Copilot chat with a SQL example.
Activate Gemini code assist for VS Code and install both Gemini code assist and GitHub Copilot to enable AI-assisted development for business intelligence and data intelligence practices.
Explore AI-driven use cases in data development and requirements gathering within a CRM scenario and the AdventureWorks database, including Gemini prompts and KPI-driven reporting.
Discover how to use AI tools like Gemini code assist and GitHub Copilot to explain and document SQL code and ETL processes for analysts and data developers.
Learn to build kpi measures and aggregates from a stored procedure using the all customer sales table, generating total sales revenue and average transaction value by product.
Explore data warehousing concepts with Kimball and Inmon models, and learn to draft SQL prompts for a Kimball data warehouse, including daily updated fact sales and product dimension procedures.
discover how ai tools test sql code and data quality, generating robust test scripts for code checks, data validations (nulls, duplicates, totals), and business sign-off templates for data readiness.
Explore how AI generates recommendations, queries, and code from your data, delivering summaries and business context. Learn to operationalize insights, targeting high value customers with VIP programs and actionable steps.
Leverage AI and Copilot with Power BI to enhance dashboards, build KPI cards and visuals, and craft executive narratives for data-driven reporting.
Explore how AI tools like mermaid, copilot, and Gemini code assist create ER diagrams, UML, mind maps, and Gantt charts to visualize data development and the BI life cycle.
Explore how Gemini and GitHub Copilot support day-to-day business intelligence tasks, including reporting and data insights, while complementing your skills to make money, save money, and serve customers better.
This comprehensive training pack equips data professionals with the skills to leverage AI for enhanced business intelligence and data development solutions.
Learn how to bridge the gap between data and business needs, understand the data lifecycle within a BI context, and master AI-powered code assistance tools like GitHub Copilot and Google Gemini Code Assist.
Increase your efficiency, improve code quality, and deliver data-driven insights faster with the power of AI. Includes hands-on exercises and real-world examples.
This course covers:
Data and Business bridging the gap
Business Intelligence and Data Lifecycle
What is AI Code assist for Data professionals
Tooling for Data and Analytics
Prompt engineering Foundations
Co-Pilot & Gemini Code Assist usage
Use Cases for AI in Data Development
Requirements
Explain
Document
Build
Test
Insights and Analysis
Diagramming your Solutions
What you will learn :
Prompt engineering foundations
Responsible AI practices
Practical use cases for AI in data development (including requirements gathering, code generation, testing, analysis, and visualization),
Integration with tools like SQL Server, Visual Studio Code, and Power BI.
Through real-world examples and practical exercises, you'll discover how to:
Accelerate code completion and reduce debugging time.
Generate synthetic data for robust testing and development.
Automate documentation and improve code understanding.
Translate code between languages (e.g., SAS to SQL, Python).
Extract valuable insights and formulate business recommendations.
Develop data warehouse solutions using the Kimball methodology.
Create impactful Power BI dashboards and reports.
Design clear and informative diagrams for solution documentation.